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ST JOSEPH'S AFRICAN AID

Registered charity 1087768 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The relief of poverty, sickness and distress and the advancement of education, and for such other charitable purposes as the trustees may see fit.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£69k
Latest spending
£115k
Registered
2001
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's cash reserves decreased to £65,895 at the end of the financial year, with a significant portion classified as restricted income. The trustees report that operating expenses are kept low through voluntary trustee support, and no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern were identified by the independent examiner.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations
“Donations received in the year were £63,578 (2024: £85,597).” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: To designate sufficient reserves to pay approved grants, cover future recurring grants, provide for emergency requests, and accumulate for larger scale projects. (held: £66k)
“SJAA’s policy on reserves is: a) To designate sufficient reserves to: 1. Pay all grants that have been approved but not yet paid 2. Cover the cost for a reasonable period ahead of grants that have not yet been approved but which, because of their recurring nature in the past, might be expected to continue 3. Provide for emergency requests e.g. water wells, that may be received. 4. Accumulate reserves to be able to fund larger scale projects such as the building/refurbishment of schools.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — St Joseph's African Aid (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Cameroon · Congo (Democratic Republic) · Gabon

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/05/2025£69k£115k
31/05/2024£97k£196k
31/05/2023£239k£120k
31/05/2022£68k£65k
31/05/2021£54k£70k

Common questions

Is ST JOSEPH'S AFRICAN AID financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's cash reserves decreased to £65,895 at the end of the financial year, with a significant portion classified as restricted income. The trustees report that operating expenses are kept low through voluntary trustee support, and no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern were identified by the independent examiner. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds ST JOSEPH'S AFRICAN AID?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ST JOSEPH'S AFRICAN AID as a grant recipient include THE CONGREGATION OF JOSEPHITES, H C D MEMORIAL FUND.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE CONGREGATION OF JOSEPHITESFY2024£114kSupport in a local school in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
H C D MEMORIAL FUNDFY2022£20kHealth